quadraduece
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« on: March 10, 2010, 04:39:12 pm » |
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I took the selector plate on my Westinghouse WC-78 Selectomatic to get chromed. I used a local auto restoration shop that has its own small chrome shop as a side business. He charged me $90 for prep and chroming, which included scraping off the well-worn decals, fixing some dings, etc.
What do you think? Any good? Was I ripped off? I think it looks much better than it was, especially considering the dings, scrapes, etc, on it.
-Q
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GreginNM
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« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2010, 04:47:08 pm » |
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Hello and welcome to the board! I think it looks awesome! I haven't had any chrome work done yet, so I can't judge the price, but I'm sure some of the old-heads will chime in that have done a good deal of chroming. As long as you are happy and the machine is happy, that's all that matters!  |
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Greg
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quadraduece
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« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2010, 04:51:49 pm » |
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Here's a "before" picture.
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SIGNGUY
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« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2010, 10:22:26 am » |
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Hi and welcome, personally I think the original looked pretty good, but from what I can see from the photos.. I think the chrome came out good, didn't fill in any of the low spots the lettering is visible as well as the texture pattern... and for $90 for the size of the piece .. that's a good price.
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Crazzy Canuck
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« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2010, 05:24:47 pm » |
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yup. good deal
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loman4ec
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« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2010, 11:33:43 pm » |
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I personally like the original gold anodizing. Why did you change it. The before picture looks flawless?  ? |
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Pat Pixley
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« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2010, 12:37:42 am » |
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I think you did well on the price  Hey when you have a chance post a picture of the whole machine  . |
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quadraduece
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« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2010, 04:21:39 pm » |
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The gold anodized finish was not in as good of shape as I would have liked. Several dents and gouges made it look shabby, so it needed to be refinished.
I am in the process of taking the machine a part to clean and hammertone the inside, and then repaint the outside. The red paint is not in the best shape, but the white graphics on the side look good. Not sure how I'm going to save the white graphics but repaint the red around them....
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loman4ec
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« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2010, 07:06:50 pm » |
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I never suggest only painting a part of a machine. Trust me it will not look right. If you are going to paint the machine then you should paint it all.
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quadraduece
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« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2010, 08:38:51 pm » |
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I agree. I think I am just going strip it down, prime it, paint a base of "Coke Red", apply new vinyl decals, and clearcote over everything.
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